Laura Harjanto serves as the Mobilizing and Advocacy Fellow for 2020-2021 for the Office of Social Justice. She studied Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy at Calvin University.
As Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage month came to a close, a passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sermon, “ When Peace Becomes Obnoxious”, kept ringing in my ears: [...] and if...
Last Thursday, April 29th, marks the end of President Biden’s first 100 days in office. In recent history, the first 100 days often indicate the newly elected president’s priorities and signal how he...
In the OSJ’s “ What’s the Deal With Immigration?” series, we are taking a look at where we were, where we are, and where we’re headed with US immigration policy. This first article seeks to answer...
IR is an international student at Calvin University. She came to Calvin from Honduras and studied Economics and Data Science. Throughout this interview you’ll hear how proposed legislation around...
Kezia Tjahjanto lived in China and Malaysia before her dream of being accepted at a University in the U.S. came through with an acceptance to Calvin University. Kezia discusses making decisions about...
Jose Suarez is an international student from Colombia majoring in Religion and International Relations. In this interview Jose discusses his experiences looking for work to support him during his...
Laura is the newest member of the Office of Social Justice team. She joins our team this week as the Justice Mobilizing and Advocacy Fellow, a one year position with our office. Laura comes to us with...